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Bible in Basic English

What! are you any better than Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever take up a cause against Israel or make war against them?

New American Standard Bible

Now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive with Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

King James Version

And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

Holman Bible

Now are you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?

International Standard Version

Also ask yourselves: do you have a better case than Zippor's son Balak, king of Moab? Did he ever have a quarrel with Israel or ever win a fight against them?

A Conservative Version

And now are thou anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

American Standard Version

And now art thou anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

Amplified

Now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever go to war against them?

Darby Translation

Now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever go to war with them?

Julia Smith Translation

And now being good, art thou good above Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab? striving, did he contend with Israel, or warring, did he war against them.

King James 2000

And now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

Lexham Expanded Bible

So then, [are] you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever quarrel with Israel, or did he ever make war against them?

Modern King James verseion

And now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And thereto art thou better than Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab? Did he strive with Israel or fight against thee,

NET Bible

Are you really better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he dare to quarrel with Israel? Did he dare to fight with them?

New Heart English Bible

And now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

The Emphasized Bible

Now, therefore, art thou, really better, than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Hath there been any, striving at all, with Israel, or any, fighting at all, with them,

Webster

And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

World English Bible

Now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

Youngs Literal Translation

And now, art thou at all better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he at all strive with Israel? did he at all fight against them?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּלק 
Balaq 
Usage: 43

of Zippor
צפּור 
Tsippowr 
Usage: 7

מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Moab
מואב 
Mow'ab 
Usage: 181

did he ever
רוּב ריבo 
Riyb 
Usage: 66

רוּב ריבo 
Riyb 
Usage: 66

ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

or did he ever
לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

Context Readings

Jephthah Rejects Ammonite Claims

24 Do you not keep the lands of those whom Chemosh your god sends out from before you? So we will keep all the lands of those whom the Lord our God sends out from before us. 25 What! are you any better than Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever take up a cause against Israel or make war against them? 26 While Israel was living in Heshbon and its daughter-towns and in Aroer and its daughter-towns and in all the towns which are by the side of the Arnon, for three hundred years, why did you not get them back at that time?

Cross References

Micah 6:5

O my people, keep in mind now what was designed by Balak, king of Moab, and the answer which Balaam, son of Beor, gave him; the events, from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may be certain of the upright acts of the Lord.

Numbers 22:2-21

Now Balak, the son of Zippor, saw what Israel had done to the Amorites.

Deuteronomy 23:3-4

No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their people to the tenth generation may come into the meeting of the Lord's people:

Joshua 24:9-10

Then Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, went up to war against Israel; and he sent for Balaam, the son of Beor, to put a curse on you:

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